Premier David Eby’s throne speech, read by Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin, opened the fourth session of the forty-second parliament on February 6, 2023 with a focus on housing affordability.

The speech outlines the government's blueprint for the coming year.

Here are the highlights.

In the year ahead, the province promises:

• major new investments to deliver more housing near transit hubs for middle class families;

• to launch a refreshed housing plan;
• to speed approvals for housing permits;
• to invest $500 million in a new Rental Protection Fund;
• to make major new investments to increase housing and services near public transit hubs; and
• in the fall session, after working with local governments, homebuilders and communities, to introduce new laws to turn the housing strategy into new affordable homes.

The government also promises to:

• introduce new laws to protect residents from speculators, money launderers, and organized crime;
• create new response teams to track, arrest and jail repeat violent offenders; and
• continue to invest in fighting climate change by growing a cleaner economy. 

• Read the government’s news release about the throne speech.
• Read the throne speech.